Roland Garrigue is a prolific children’s book illustrator from Paris, France. From kindergarten to today, he has never ceased drawing. As a child he read his favorite books hundreds of times over, and became inspired by the work of Tomi Ungerer, Colin Hawkins, and Quentin Blake. He attended art school in Strasbourg, and became a children’s illustrator himself. He loves to draw fantastic universes and surreal situations, populating his books with characters from all walks of life – monsters, vampires, witches, pirates, aliens, children, and all the strange creatures he can dream up. Roland loves to travel and explore foreign cities and countries, and he hopes his stories can transport his readers to equally exciting places. His illustrations may feature absurd scenarios and bizarre creatures, but at its heart, his work expresses truths and experiences about the world we live in.

Client List

Éditions Glénat

Albin Michel Éditions

Éditions Gallimard

Actes Sud

Nathan

Le Seuil

Delachaux et Niestlé

Bayard

Didier Jeunesse

L’Élan Vert

Oskar Éditions

Awards / Honors

Prix de la Presse des Jeunes 2007

Prix Fiera del Libro 2008 (Turin)

Prix Sorcières 2008 Catégorie Documentaire

Prix de l’éducation enfantine 2009

Prix Marseille 2010

Portfolio

Children's Portfolio

Illustrated Books

How To Mash Monsters (Insight Kids)

How To Pulverize Pirates (Insight Kids)

How To Ward Off Wolves (Insight Kids)

My Mega Monsterpedia (Insight Kids)

Faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties (Delachaux et Niestlé)

Betes de Plage (Delachaux et Niestlé)

Safari dans le Bouse (Delachaux et Niestlé)

Le livre des trous (Nathan)

le Grande Livre du Mou (ALBIN MICHEL)

Ah, Si J'etais President! (P'tit Glénat)

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